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J. W. ARTHUR.

URE CASING HOLDER AND SHIFEH. APPucATIon m'o 18.12. m8.

l,309,058. Patented July 8, 1919.

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UNITED STATES JAMES XVHYTE ARTHUR, OF VVARREN, HIO.

TIRE-CASING HOLDER AND SHIFTER.

Specifieatio.1 of Letters Patent.

Patcntcd July 8, 1919.

Application filed August 12, 1918. Serial No. 249,541.

'To all 'whom 'z'ft may conmrn Be it known that I, .lAMi'Ls 7. An'rnnn,a citizen of the United States rosiding :n Warren, in the count)`v ofTrnlnhnll und State of Ohio, hnvc invcnti'd vortziin now and usefulImprovements in 'fin-Cosing Holders and Shifters; :ind I do dci'lnre thefollowing to be :i full, clear. :oni i'xni't dcscription of theinvontion, .such ns n iii cnnhlo others skille-'d in the art to which iluppertains to make and use the sf'nnc.

This invention relntes to n tirc-cnsing holder and shifter` and itrelntcs moro porticularly to zm iniproved shop-st'find for holding andtnrning antolnohile unsings.

One object of this invention to pri'ividc a device for holding a tircrnsing in :my dcsired position, and for quickl)v nnd ensily turning itfrom onc position to another;

Another object is to provide n qnickly and easily adjustnble device forsecurclx``v holding a tire-cnsing of any size;

Another object is to provide n device of this Character which is strong,durahle, rigid and thoroughly prncticnl; und

Another object is to providc n devil-e this Character which consists offew and simple parts and may, thercfore ho mannfactured at a slightcost.

Other objects and ndvnntagcs inny hccome apparent to persons who readthe f illowing details of descri ti'on in connection with theaccompanying rawings, in which:

Fignre 1 is a side elevntion of a tire-ozising holder and shiftcreonstructed in accordanee With the preferred ernbodixnent of myinvention;

Fig. 2 is o front elevation of the some;

Fig. 3 is a Vertical scetiona] view of the top portion of thestruri'tnrc shown in Fig. 1

Fig. 4 is an enlnrged trnnsvcrso Vertical seetional view along the line4 4 of Fig. 1

Fig. 5 is a Vertical sectionnl detnil view of the middle portion of thestructure shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is :L longitudinal seetional view along the line 6-6 of Fig. 1'and Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the upper portion of the device having:i fragment of :i tirc in position to hc supported therchv.

Rcfcrringr to thcsc drnwings in dctziily in which similar rcl'crcnccclnirnctcrs corrospond with i-iimih'n' parts throughont the crni vicvvsz:i tirv coming is indicntcd by the lcttcr o' for the` pnrplml ollrcndcvinj the use ;md opcrnlion nl thii`` "lcvicc ohvloih. Thetirc-vMing hohlvr :md shnfi i'oinpriscs hromllv :L stntionnry support 7.a vcrticnlly mowil) o support n rotnry support i), nnd other clcmcntnwhich will ho nnincd und dcsnrihcd hcrcinnftnr.

The stntionnr'v support 7 is prefcrnbhv provided With lcvcrs 10 and 11which may be sccnrcd to tln' floor of n shop or gin-ago by onyapproprinte nic-nns. The upper portion 1-3 of the nu'rnhcr 7 is tnhnhlr.and a toothed har or ruch 13 is vcrticnlly inovahln through thc` tnhulnrEelement, the letter being provided with hcnrings to 'which :i pnwl 1-1-is pivotidly monntcd: und a spring 15 nor.- rnnlly holds the paw] 14 ineng'ngcment with the` tecth of the hm' or rnck 13` n foot lcvcr 1Gbeing' connected to thi'` pnwl 14 through thi' incdinin of n ho: 17. ltwill hc sccin thorrfforc. thnt the hal' or ruch 13 may he hold in :uw`Yof n plornlitv of ndjnstcd positions` hy 1i|l=in of n pmvl l'-1 and thntthe` lcvcr 1(5 provides n convrnicnt monns for allowing' tlnI vcrticnllymovnhlc support 8 to ho lowcrcd.

The nppcr cnd of the member S is provided with hcnrings lt` :md IH, thelzitter hcing snhstnntinlly o vlindricnl :md provided with kccpcrelements 20, ns illnstrntcd in Figz. 4-, thcsc kccpcr clcnicnts hcingnrrangcd in :in :uinnlnr scrics and having notchcs thcrchctwccn.

Tin' rotnr)`I support or rotzitnhlo device Q is jonrnnlcd in thehcnri'ngzsV 18 :md lt) ;md is provided with :i rndinl extension 21, nn:idjhccnt sind or spring-sent *32 :md :i contrnlly zipcrtnrcd disk orcircnlnr joint-cic- Incnt 23. the lnttcr hcing providcd with V-notches24 which are prefornhhv nrrnngcd 90 dcgrccs` npnrt, two of thoseV-notchcs hcing vemticully nlincd7 und two others being horizonlnllynlined. A holL or pivot elenn'nl 25 exlend through the rentrnl npei'-Imi' of ilu' disk 225 :ind through n similni' ;ipi'riilre of ;i lil\' liwhieh l`orm ;in e|e men! of :L `fl'i'oml roinlnhh' snpporting 'le menl.which is provided with [upewnij hlgs 27 whirh lit inlerchnngeuhly in theinpl'ring or V'nlmped non-hen ifl. Hpi'ing 28 voopi'rnies willi ilu'holl 25 und with a nnl nni'l ivnsher on this holi so ns to ('lnmp thedifilni 23 nml 2G together, tln'rehi' vnnsing their inpei'ing lngs nndnotehes to hold them yieldingly in any of the three positionoillnstrnted in Fig. l, in full and broken lines. lt will be seen that bythe provision of :i greater number ol' keepers 20, n greater numhel' of:uljnslments inny he efi'erted with regurd to the (links 23 :md 2G nndlheir 'fuljnnets.

An nrm ;ll i'xti'mh` rmlinlly from the (link 26, nml this urn]li'i'ininnlw in :i iflnmping element L .\n4\' om' of n phlrzllil)v ol'lin'V (form` or rn ing-l|lov|-1 Ill n|:i \v hi' i'i'nnnnl'ly wi'nrecl to;in ;1|ei'tur1lenrill'y i|no| -1oi n holt or |ii\'oi 113i whix'h run hi'ililicilily "mi ensily wilhlh'nwn hen oni' of ihe l'lorli iil in [o lierz'plnm'll l' ;i lnzlji'i' or Hnrllh'r one7 thnt is, za hlorli il whiehi. lzu'gfoi or smuller in cross. loi'riion :'o nav io lil` snngly within:L corresliondingly large ol' smnll fire-(using. ln or'h'i' to rvmovnhlyseenrf' the tin' on the block or von' BL I provide one or more sirnps orl'h'xihle i'h'nn'nis tli which are sccni'ed nt 35 io the L'lnmpingelement` 30. Un the free em] of envh ('lmnping trn|1 IH l provide zimetal strip or lmr 3G having ;i series of npertnres tln'reilirongh, ;mdthe npei'tln'es of these elements 86 nie ndnpted io he inlerclinngenhlyi'ngngeii l v stnds 37 forming elements in elnm| ingr l|',\''1:I'H.tln'nl' rlzimping levers living inh'rmnml in l'11'in;\` il-l Whirh :iresupported h) the "lzimping' vh'nn'ni 2W. From lhe fon-going. ii will lieei-n i'hzxl i'm'h of the elements ;W io :W inrhoivi' i-omiilllles :i('hunping i'h'nn'ni` 11ml llml ilu-M' i'lnmping eli-nienie` roliin'rnieilh om' another for holding lire'. of dill'i'n'ni eines in ;i wrni'e nmldelinih' ri'lniion to the finpiloriing eli` nienie Lli` 'JT und QS).When zi tire-'nsing is Lhns serio-ed lo the ;irm Jfl. the lzlih'r nmxvhe swnng upwni'il or donhn'ni'd n ml i'eiziini'd in nn uprighi.ih'pemling or hormoni'nl position hy ('oiiperntion ol' the inpvl'inghnrs und non-hen' 24 ;ilnl '37. hlorefivvr` il will he seen thni. ilu':ixifiy of ilnnimi 28') i rndinl io the nxi of the shnfi oi' di'vh'e 2|,:lnd iln'ri'fore, the lire-rlimp` on lln' nrln '39. may lu' turned inevery lliri'i'iion so na [o mon' ilu' lirr` lo nnv ili'sii'nhle poniiionlo he opi'rnii'il on.

lll order to 0 i'oinle ilu' h\\ ivr il ;mil ||oll il. in differentndjnsted posiiion` l [nie ide :i level' 4-0 hnvingy n deh'ni Hi'xh'ndiniir interally from the hnmlle poi'tion 12 which exh'ndsrzidiull)Y from the :ixis of the element El. 'l`ln' den-ni. ll engngennlii'rnnlely with nolches lli'io'een the lu'i'pi'rs 211. A spring sentVlf ih provided on lhe level' 40, land :L fipi'ing Vli is si'nlmlbetween the spring-seans 2;' und -ll nml normnlly holds lIhe detent 41in its i'll'eetivo position.

The pivot, of the h'ri'r li) is ln'liveen the ileli'ni 'll nml (the ni'm29 which `^npport8 the tirewnsing being opl'i'nted on, und tln'refore,in order to release the rotni'y device i) from lhe ln'i'per elenn'ni;lil the operator pnlls the level' 'lo towwrd him und then turns itlaternlly so ns to Shift the lii'e townrd his right or his left; thisbeing :i very eonvenieni; and misy mode of zuljustiing the iire-cnsinginto the most ensily necessihle position for opernliin thei'eon.

A thongh have deserihed this embodimeni of my invention veryspecilieally it is not, intended to limit thiz` invention to thesei'xnet (letnilh` of i'onsizrnction and arran emrni of the parts. l'oi' 1:un emitled to ma (e i'hnngzes within the wope of the inventivo i'h'ndisf'losed in ilu' foregoing description und following elaims.

\Vlint l ('lnim ns my invl'ntion i:

1. A tire-cnsing holder and shifter comrising n rotzitnble device, meansfor securing n lire thereto a bearing in which said rotntnhle device issented, and a level' pivotally seeured on said rotzitiiblo`` device torotnte thei'ewith nnd being operiible to rotate the letter andengngeable with said benring for holding said rolntnhle device indifferent; :ingles about its nXis.

2. A tii'e-cnsin Y holder und shifter comin'ising a roi'amhli', devicehaving a substantinll)Y rndinl exteiion :md n spring-seat adjncent l'othe lnlrrnl extension, n bearing having :in nnnnlnr series of keeperelements iln'reui'onmL said i'otntnhle device being jonrnnleil in mldhem'ing` :i lever pivotally monnh'd on `*aid lnt'ernl extension torotnto \\`i1h ni|l roiziinhh' devif'e. said level' con- `sislingz of :ilinmlle porlion nnd n detent, and :i Sprin} r-.=.i'ni` :x spring sentedbetween the iii-. 1V and heroml snid spi'in, ';s('z\ts and eonstnnil'vtendingr to hold said detent in 'engngenn'nt with one or nn-'ither ofsaid keup'n's` said lnindle poi'iiion of the levei' being noi'mnllvnnhstantinlly radinl with rola.- iion (o the nxis of said rotaitnhledevice, and means on V ziid i'otnizihle devire foi' Sc 'uringi :i iii'ornsing thereto.

il. lii'e-cnsinz holder and shifter 00mprising ;i roiotnhly inonnteddeviee` a core :ulziph'd to he fiiii'd within n lil'e-easing and l1'i|i;seruri'd to said I'otni'nhly monnted (le- Vriu n lh'xihli' eh'nn'nisecm'ed to said device, und mmm on said device and (*operative with aidflexihle element` lo elaunp n irecnsing on said core.

4. A tire-nsing holder and shifter comprising a rdtatably mountcddevice, a core adapted to bo fittcd within :1 tire-casing and beingscured to and easily removable from said rot'atablv mounted device, afiexibie elemunt sevurefi to said device, and means 011 said device undcoperntive With said fiexible elmnent to clamp a tire-casing on saidcore, said nu'ans being adjustable to increase and d'ocr'ease thvr`effective scope 0f said flexible element, wlwrvliy cm'es of differentcrosg sectium inny copol'ate with said flexible elenn'vnt and its:uljnsting means` to clamp tire- (nsings of (liflfei'ent sizes in crossSections, substantinlly as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JAMES \VHYTE ARTHUR.

